Determination of age and gender using condylar height and coronoid height- An orthopantomographic study
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Maxillofacial Imaging - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction The determination of age and gender in remnants of skull is important for medicolegal cases especially where the bodies have been injured beyond identification as seen usually in cases of mass disaster Panoramic radiographs are frequently used in routine dental practice to visualize the complete maxillomandibular region temporomandibular joint and bilateral vital structures which are recorded on a single film Hence using digital panoramic radiographs this study was conducted in Telangana population to evaluate the usefulness of different linear measurements of ramus in determination of age and genderMaterials and Methods 150 panoramic images of dentate subjects with an age ranging from 2070yrs old were selected for the present study For every panoramic image measurements were performed bilaterally resulting in a total of 300 rami being assessed The digital panoramic images were saved in JPEG File format and exported to the Care stream dental imaging software where the linear measurements were performed The measurements were made using condylarramus and coronoidramus height These measurements were subjected to statistical analysisResults It was seen that the Condyle to Gonion CG and Coronoid to Gonion CoG values is greater in males than in females with high significance On comparison of the mean values of CG and CoG amongst the 3 age groups there was a significant difference in the mean CG values but not in the mean CoG valuesConclusion The ramus height measurements on digital panoramic radiogrpahs can be used in the determination of age and genderKeywords Age determination Gender determination Orthopantomograph Condylar height Coronoid height
Authors and Affiliations
Roshni Tandon, Aditi Ramesh, Nagalaxmi Velpula, Faisal Taiyebali Zardi, Madhuri Kanakagiri
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